I absolutely agree, and I think if I were single and child-free I would totally dive in head first... But for now I have to sell this idea and prove (to me, and others ) that I'm really going to do this.

The winter question is a good point.. I'm not sure if this will be a winter activity yet.

But about tires- another plus it seems on the Dahon is the Big Apples. Kevlar makes everything better!

I guess for now I'm hoping I can get something that will work, prove this is a viable "commuting/parking" strategy and then trade up from there.

Thank you for the reply! I do wish local dealers carried more of these.. It would e awesome to test-ride a Brompton, and anything else really. I can't find anything local, except a baseline Tern at REI to try.